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Volume 1 Chapter 543: Don¡¯t do one thing and two things will never stop

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    Everyone knew that Chen Sangliang had never been in the habit of killing envoys for the sake of convenience. Li Mi felt free to send his subordinate Xu Shiyu, who had been conferred the title of Shangshu Youcheng by the Sui Dynasty of the Eastern Capital, as an envoy. Like Li Jiancheng, he also used the guise of  He congratulated Chen Sangliang on being enthroned, and also sent him a generous gift, which made the stingy Chen Sangliang secretly happy.  Reciprocity was reciprocal, and for the sake of Li Mi's kindness to his envoy, Chen Sangliang personally received Xu Shiyu, who was in the dust, and congratulated Chen Sangliang on being crowned Queen of the Tang Dynasty with humble words. Xu Shiyu actually took out a stack of letters, but he was not in a hurry.  He handed it over to Chen Sangliang, with a face full of hesitation, as if it was inconvenient to speak.  Chen Sangliang was a little strange, so he took the initiative to say: "Mr. Shi Yu, if you have anything to say, just say it directly. Although Mr. Dharma Master and I are enemies, we never make things difficult for each other. Sir, you can speak out without hesitation."  It¡¯s okay to be wrong.¡± ¡°Thank you, Your Highness, King Tang.¡± Xu Shiyu apologized first, then hesitated a little, and then said, ¡°Your Highness, both our armies attach great importance to morality and never embarrass the other party¡¯s envoys, even on the battlefield.  When we go to war, we always treat the envoys of the other party as guests, but no matter what, our armies are still enemies, so today the envoy comes to see you as the envoy of the enemy. Although he was entertained and summoned by you, he  I still want to say something that offends you. Please forgive me for this." "Of course," Chen Sangliang said with a smile: "My envoy Zhang Yongtong has always contradicted Mr. Dharma Master.  I never care, Mr. Dharma Master can be so magnanimous, could this king be more narrow-minded than him?" "Thank you, Prince Tang." Xu Shiyu quickly thanked Chen Sangliang, and then said in a magnanimous tone:  "The envoy was offended. To be honest with you, Your Highness, during the previous battle in Heyang, Ren Yu of the Li family in Taiyuan took the initiative to flee into our army to seek protection, and tried to seek an alliance with our army. In order to attack and destroy your army, our Duke of Wei  The army has already sent people to escort Ren Yu north to Taiyuan, and has taken the initiative to request an alliance from Li Yuan's eldest son, Li Jiancheng, to jointly attack your army and attack your Highness the Tang Dynasty. " "Haha, Mr. Shi Yu's words are really direct." Chen Sangliang laughed.  He asked with a very relaxed expression: "So, Shi Yu, on behalf of Li Mi and Li Jiancheng's allied forces surnamed Li, came to declare war on this king today?"  So far, we have not received a reply from Mr. Jiancheng, and no alliance has actually been reached." Xu Shiyu shook his head and told the truth, and then he handed over the letter in his hand and said respectfully: "This letter is from General Meng Jiigong of our army.  General Meng, because he did not know that Wei Gong had decided to seek an alliance with Li Jiancheng, he accidentally obtained it from a passerby when he was in Hanoi. Wei Gong knew that His Highness the Tang Dynasty was extremely wise, so he would definitely suspect that it was a forgery by our army, but he was still a fool.  The envoy brought it along and asked His Highness the King of Tang to read it. " Chen Sangliang pursed his lips. The guard beside him stepped forward to take the letter and held it in front of Chen Sangliang. When Chen Sangliang took the letter and opened it, he found this.  The Dao letter was a handwritten letter written by Li Jiancheng to Wang Shichong, and the content surprised Chen Sangliang - Li Jiancheng didn't know where he got the detailed content of Emperor Sui Yang's edict, and also knew that Emperor Sui Yang's final decree was to pass the throne.  To Yang Tong, the king of Yue, he told Wang Shichong the details of the decree in a letter, and suggested that Wang Shichong make the decree of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty public, establish the legitimacy of Yang Tong's succession, and then use the reputation of the legitimate court of Dongdu to call on all the heroes in the world to join hands.  Crusade against Chen Sangliang, the traitor who violated the will of Emperor Sui Yang and established a puppet government in Daxing, and Li Jiancheng will be the first to respond to Wang Shichong's call!  Not to mention, the letter brought by Xu Shiyu really made Chen Sangliang a little confused whether it was true or false. He was planning to pass the letter to Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and others for reading. Xu Shiyu observed the words and took the opportunity to say  : "Your Highness, our Duke Wei doesn't know whether the late emperor really had this edict, and we never thought of letting you know the existence of this letter at first. But then something happened, which made Duke Wei furious and intolerable.  , and was extremely contemptuous of the Li brothers, so he decided to send an envoy to Daxing to present this letter to His Majesty the King of Tang. ""What's the matter?" Chen Sanghao asked curiously.  "The Li brothers secretly bribed our army counselor Zu Junyan and asked him to propose a divorce plan to Wei Gong." Xu Shiyu bowed his head and said: "I suggest that Wei Gong personally act as a matchmaker to marry Pei Cuiyun, the daughter of our army general Pei Renji, to Li Shimin Li  The young master becomes his wife, establishes a marriage relationship, and joins hands with you to fight to the death. " Chen Sangliang once again couldn't tell the truth from the false, because Chen Sangliang learned through Wang Xuance's channels that Zu Junyan had indeed been bribed by Li Er.  Li Mi had already noticed this, but he did not reveal it for various reasons. Zu Junyan was transferred away from the shogunate and monitored secretly. Therefore, after listening to Xu Shiyu¡¯s introduction, Chen Sangliang¡¯s forehead  There was a rare throbbing of blood vessels in my chest and I couldn't bear it. I couldn't help but blurt out: "Is this really happening?"?  " "Your Highness may not believe it, but His Highness is in our army, and there must be insiders snooping for information.  Xu Shiyu calmly replied: "Wei Gong has already arrested Zu Junyan for questioning, and Zu Junyan has also admitted that he was bribed by the Li brothers. This matter must not be hidden from your eyes, Your Highness. Your Highness can find out the authenticity after investigation."  " Chen Sangliang nodded, knowing that Wang Xuance is currently Li Mi's confidential secretary, and he must know the truth of this matter, so Chen Sangliang simply came down and punched the desk in front of him.  He scolded: "The Li family is a common man!  I will not give up until I kill you all!  Seeing that Chen Sangliang was angry, Xu Shiyu was secretly happy and said in a sincere tone: "Your Highness, our Duke Wei knows what happened between you and Miss Pei. We know that Miss Pei not only saved your life, but also had a close relationship with you."  Love each other, but because of various mistakes, good things don't come in pairs.  Regarding the previous incident regarding General Shan Xiongxin¡¯s sister, Duke Wei owes you a favor in this regard, and he also knows very well that this is a plan by the Li brothers to divert trouble eastward, and its purpose is nothing more than to provoke Your Highness and you to send troops eastward to attack the enemy.  Our army mobilized troops to investigate the crime.  We, Duke of Wei, neither despise it nor want to be their shield, so the envoy came here with a book to explain and asked His Highness to investigate clearly.  " "Mr. Fanlao, please report back to Mr. Dharma Master. Thank you very much.  Chen Sangliang cupped his hands and asked with some confusion: "But as far as I know, Cuiyun is still in Dongdu City?"  " "Yes, Miss Pei is indeed still in Dongdu City.  "Xu Shiyu nodded, and then said respectfully: "Your Highness is so heroic, do you still need to take the test for a junior envoy?  With His Highness's wisdom, could it be that he couldn't figure out the pros and cons?  If my lord Wei Gong fell into the trap and came forward to ask for Miss Pei from Duke Zheng and Wang Shichong, once Duke Zheng learned the reason and purpose of my lord Wei Gong's request for Miss Pei, could he not seize this opportunity to take action?  If Duke Zheng insists on becoming an enemy to you, Prime Minister, he will definitely try his best to promote this marriage. If Duke Zheng also takes the opportunity to sow discord and stir up trouble, won't our army be about to face your highness's full crusade?  " Chen Sangliang's face looked a little ugly. The reason was not all because Li Er wanted to take advantage of Pei Cuiyun, but also because Chen Sangliang found that if he couldn't get the news from Wang Xuance this time, he really wouldn't be able to tell the truth about this matter.  Is it true, or is it a ploy by Li Mi to blame Taiyuan? Over there, Xu Shiyu secretly looked at Chen Sangliang's face, and added cautiously, "Your Highness, I'm sorry, but the Li family brothers took advantage of Zu Junyan's words.  , and also made an even more shameless suggestion, saying that if my lord, Duke Wei, could prompt Duke Zheng to remarry his daughter, then our army would never have to worry about Guild Zheng joining forces with you, His Highness.  " With a crash, Chen Sangliang overturned the table in front of him for the first time. He jumped up and his face was ashen. After gritting his teeth for a long time, Chen Sangliang said to Master Xu: "Thank you, Mr. Shi Yu, for passing on the message. You can go down and rest first.  Come on, don¡¯t worry. If I find out that this matter is true, I owe you a big favor!  If I find out that you made this up¡­.  " "Our army is willing to take full responsibility!  "Xu Shiyu replied calmly. Chen Sangliang nodded and waved to the guards to lead Xu Shiyu down to rest and have a banquet. He also ordered good people to entertain him. As a result, after Xu Shiyu left, Fang Xuanling immediately smiled at Chen Sangliang and said: "Your Highness, it's rare to see  It makes you really angry.  " "If it were you, would you be able to endure such a thing?  " Chen Sangliang asked in a depressed tone. Fang Xuanling smiled and said, "Don't worry, not to mention that Li Mi may have fabricated this matter to anger you, even if the second son of the Li family has a grudge against you for taking away his wife.  , If you want to retaliate in kind, Wang Shichong will never agree. Wang Shichong is not a fool. He will not know how much this will anger you. Besides, it is his biological daughter. No matter how cruel he is, he will not kill his daughter.  Forced on the road.  " Chen Sangliang snorted heavily and said bitterly: "We still have to get Xue Ji, mother and son, and Cui Yun back as soon as possible, lest they be used as hostages by Wang Shi to blackmail me in the future.  " "Then how about taking advantage of the situation?  Du Ruhui suggested: "Prince Tang, you have decided to send troops to Taiyuan first, and not to send troops to Dongdu for the time being. Then Your Highness might as well do a favor and publicly conclude a peace treaty with Wang Shichong, promising mutual non-aggression, and take the opportunity to return the king's concubine."  He and Miss Pei also gave Wang Shichong a reassurance, letting him go and fight Li Mi, so that we would have no worries when we sent troops to Taiyuan.  " "Yes, this is the best way.  Fang Xuanling echoed: "Although Wang Shichong still has the option of joining forces with Li Mi to attack Xiaohan Road, both he and Li Mi have been seriously injured. Even if they join forces, they may not be sure to win Changpingcang of Xiaohan Road."  , and at the same time, he has to guard against Li Mi suddenly stabbing him in the back. Taking advantage of our temporary lack of time to look around, destroying Li Mi and retaking Luokou Cang and Hulao Pass is his best choice at the moment.  With Wang Shichong's intelligence and talent, he would not fail to see this.  ¡±   "The same is true for Li Mi." Fang Xuanling added: "Li Mi also knows very well that he and Wang Shichong will have a decisive battle sooner or later, and will definitely be worried that we will support Wang Shichong to attack him. He will do everything possible to lure him  We first send troops to Taiyuan. In addition to gaining breathing time, we also strive for the best opportunity to defeat Wang Shichong so that our army cannot vigorously assist Wang Shichong. Therefore, we only need to conclude a peace treaty with Wang Shichong and Li Mi before our main force goes north to Taiyuan.  At that time, they will inevitably launch a decisive battle, or a full-scale decisive battle, either you die or I live!" Chen Sangliang nodded repeatedly, and after thinking for a moment, Chen Sangliang suddenly said: "If you don't do anything, you will not stop, except to conclude an agreement with them!  Without a peace treaty, we might as well just make the news about our march to Taiyuan public! Write a memorandum to list all the crimes of the Taiyuan Li family, including betrayal of kindness, conspiracy to rebel, and the murder of the king, and put a bounty on the heads of the Li brothers.  Publicize our decision to march to Taiyuan! Then post the notice on the passes of various counties and counties, so that everyone in the world knows that we are about to send troops to Taiyuan. My reputation has always been good, and the notice has spread all over the world. No matter how suspicious Wang Shichong and Li Mi are,  You can understand that I am serious this time!" "It's wonderful, but if we do this, we will lose a lot of opportunities," Fang Xuanling said hesitantly: "The spring plowing is not yet completely over, so we can't start immediately.  To prepare for war, we will start preparing food and military supplies after the spring plowing is over, and mobilize soldiers and troops. It will take a lot of time. If we make the plan to send troops to Taiyuan public now, it will give the Li brothers too much preparation and response.  At that time, they will strengthen their defenses in the Queshu Valley area, or ask for reinforcements from the surrounding bandits. If we want to capture Taiyuan, we will have to spend time and strength. " "Also," Fang Xuanling added with a smile.  He said: "As soon as the statement came out, Your Highness, you and the Li brothers were completely at odds with each other. If you try to use your best and favorite divorce tactic, I'm afraid there will be no chance." "It doesn't matter." Chen Sangliang waved his hand.  Said: "The memorandum only mentions the names of Li Da and Li Er, naming them by name and saying that they are the culprits. As long as they have their heads, the rest of the people will not be held accountable as long as they surrender. This is a direct alienation plan, which is enough to make Li Yuanji nauseous."  The boy has a different intention!" "As for the time given to the Li brothers to prepare for the war, it won't be much longer." Chen Sangliang snorted again: "Taiyuan is a thousand miles away from Daxing, and it can only be transported by land.  Food, the army is moving slowly. Li Erlang suffered the losses of our blitzkrieg and will definitely learn from it. When he finds out that we are preparing for war, he will immediately strengthen his defenses. If our army crosses the Yellow River and sets foot in the east of Hedong, the Li brothers will immediately understand that we are attacking them.  Come, when the time comes, they will still prepare for war with all their strength, and we will attack Queshu Valley as soon as we are ready. We will have morale and an advantage. If we sound the alarm for them early and let them prepare for war in advance, they will be able to fight.  The army became slack and exhausted due to long-term mental stress." After saying that, Chen Sangliang added in his heart and said secretly: "This was how Taizong attacked Yue Monkey. The attack time was estimated to be more than three months later than Yue Monkey.  Yue Hou was so nervous in preparing for battle every day that he wore himself down. When Taizong actually attacked, Yue Hou was caught off guard.  " "What His Highness said does make sense.  Fang Xuanling nodded and said, "What about the fact that the Li brothers are asking for help everywhere?"  Should we also send envoys to contact the various bandits around Taiyuan and try our best to bring them to our side and help us besiege the Li brothers?  " "Of course we have to do this.  "Chen Sangliang nodded and said with a sneer: "The Li brothers will definitely ask for help from the surrounding thieves such as Dou Jiande, Liu Wuzhou, Liang Shidu and Luo Yi, and they will use nothing more than lip-destroying rhetoric. The Li brothers can understand this truth.  , these rebels failed to understand that it doesn't matter even if they insist on coming for reinforcements, we are dispatching the main force to fight these guest troops in the away game, and it is much more convenient to eliminate them than to hit their door directly!  Seeing that Chen Sangliang had made up his mind and his attitude was still extremely firm, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui said nothing more and all expressed their agreement. Then Du Ruhui suggested: "Your Highness, the Li brothers are strong and have mountains and rivers."  The risk is high. The size of our troops in the northern expedition to Taiyuan this time will definitely be far greater than in any previous war. Since the matter is serious, I think it is best for Your Highness to convene Wei Shangshu, Li Shangshu and Yuan Shangshu to discuss and prepare a comprehensive plan.  It is not too late to issue a proclamation later.  " Chen Sangliang nodded in agreement, and the next day he convened six ministers and a group of close confidants to discuss the Northern Expedition plan. As a result, the opinions were not very unified. Wei Zheng, Gao Shilian, Pang Yu and others all had difficulty with Chen Sangliang's choice.  Hou Yi was a little puzzled, and both felt that they should first send troops to defeat Wang Shichong and Li Mi, who were already seriously injured, and then capture the two capitals to establish legitimacy, and then carry out major events. Fortunately, both Qu Tutong and Li Jing firmly supported Chen Sangliang's Northern Expedition.  Plan, Qu Tutong supported the Northern Expedition, of course he wanted to take the opportunity to take revenge.However, Li Jing pointed out: "Since ancient times, it has been easiest to attack the east from the west and the south from the north, and the opposite is the most difficult. Wang Shichong and Li Mi restrained each other. Although there is a certain danger, they are not afraid of it. However, the Taiyuan Li family is against  Our real threat is that once the main force of our army rashly enters the Central Plains and is forced to engage in a melee with the enemies in the Central Plains, the Taiyuan Li family will immediately have the opportunity to capture our grain-producing land in the east of Hedong, and then threaten Xiao Handao,  The main force of our army must urgently return to rescue Guanzhong. It is difficult to take care of the end and end, and we are exhausted. A slight mistake may lead to unexpected consequences. Therefore, if our army wants to dominate the Central Plains, it must first eliminate the hidden danger of Taiyuan and not give it to the Li brothers.  An opportunity to gain power in Taiyuan!" With Li Jing's help, Chen Sangliang persuaded everyone to agree to launch the Northern Expedition without spending much time. When Chen Sangliang ordered everyone to prepare a plan to send troops and draft a memorandum, he had been talking about it before.  Yuan Tiangang, who was silent, suddenly spoke and said, "Your Highness, I think it is best for our Northern Expedition plan to be organized around one point." "That point?" Chen Sanggood asked curiously.  "Strive to defeat the external enemies and encircle Taiyuan City before the end of July. It is best to defeat the external enemies and encircle Taiyuan City before mid-July." Yuan Tiangang said calmly: "If our army can do this, then don't talk about him.  The Li brothers have five years of food and grass in Taiyuan. Even if they have ten years of food and grass, our army can defeat them in one fell swoop!" "Why?" Chen Sangliang asked in surprise.  Yuan Tiangang hesitated and did not answer immediately, but Li Jing over there said: "Your Highness, Yuan Shangshu is indeed a talented person. If our army can do this, we can indeed capture Taiyuan City easily." Having said this, Li Jing said  After a pause, he smiled and said, "It's just that, with your personality, I'm afraid you won't want to use this siege tactic."
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